SHERMAN SCHOOL
Kinmundy Township, Marion County, Illinois
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Teachers from SHERMAN SCHOOL – District #21 (Kinmundy twp.)
(According to "The Kinmundy Express" on Oct. 11, 1951, an article was included about the original records of the local school districts, the districts were established in 1872. In the first records available from 1877, it states that in Kinmundy twp., Sherman School was originally district #1, and was later changed to district #21.)
(Fall 1877) Mary E. Howell ($27.50)
(1878) Lucy J. Dew ($22)
(1903-04) Mary (Shepard) Harrell ($35)
(1904-Spring) Fredreka Stuber
(1904-Fall) Harry F. Craig
(1905-Spring) Netta M. Rockat
(1905-Fall- 6 months) Mary Shepard
(1906-Spring-2 months) Anna Elder
(1906-Fall-6 months) Mary Shepard
(1907-6 months) Miss Nora B. Hiestand
(1908-6 months) Maude Bayliss
(1909-1910) Ida DeWerff
(1911) Latta Hanawalt
(1912) Olive Jahraus
(1913-1914) Leon M. Hanna
(1915-1916) Mary Jones
(1916) Jane Walker
(1916-1917) Miss Jane Walker
(1917-Fall) Miss ____ Wyatt (married Herman Soldner in June 1918)
(1918-1919) Elizabeth Mangner (later Elizabeth “Betty” (Mangner) Neil)
(1920-21) Ruby E. Hanna
(1921) Herma Hamilton
(1922-23) Mrs. Pearl Hanna
(1923-24) Florence Jack
(1924-25) Miss Mary Esther Williams (later married Edgar Jones)
(1926-27) Wilma Boughers
(1928-29) Edna S. Williams
(1930-31) Louis Mills
(1931-32) Louis Mills
(1932-33) Miss Ava Matthews – 14 and 17 students
(1933-34) Mrs. Ava Matthews
(1934-35) Mrs. Florence Weiss – 18 and 20 students
(1935-36) Mrs. Florence Weiss
1936 The old school was torn down and a new one erected.
August 20, 1936:- Meacham: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Harrell drove to the Sherman district Sunday afternoon to see the new school house and also called on Mr. and Mrs. Orville Gordon and family.
(1936-37) Mrs. Ruby Linton
(1937-38) Mrs. Alice Hanna
(1938-39) Ada Barksdale
(1939-40) Ada Barksdale
(1940-41) Ada Barksdale
(1941-42) Alma Ernst
(1942-43) W.L. Green
(1943-44) Floyd Humble
(1944-45) Mr. Floyd Humble
(1945-46) Florence Weiss
(1946-47) William L. Green
(1947-48) Mrs. Elizabeth Neil
Sept. 2, 1948:The country district of Young is not having school this year, and are sending the students to Kinmundy.
Aug. 30, 1951: The Kinmundy Grade School district No. 25 was enlarged considerably yesterday when Miss Margaret West, County Superintendent of Schools, dissolved districts 19 (Young), 21 (Sherman), 22 (Shanghai), and 26 (Meadow Branch).
(The above information was gathered from "The Kinmundy Express" articles, school photos, Marion County school directories, and articles from the Marion Co. One Room School Memorial in Salem, IL.)
Sherman School – Kinmundy twp; District 21
(One Room School Memorial – Archives - Salem, IL)
1904: This is the oldest record I could find, February 27, 1904. The board met for the purpose of hiring a teacher for the spring term. They hired Fredreka Stuber for $22.00 a month, for 2½ months. The directors were W.F. Harvey, D.R. Hanna, and G.V. McHatton. For the fall term of six months, they hired Harry F. Craig.
1905 – Spring term – 2 months, Netta M. Rockat
Fall term – 6 months – Mary Shepard
1906 - Spring term – 2 months – Anna Elder
Fall term – 6 months – Mary Shepard
1907 – 6 months term, beginning Sept. 3 – Miss Nora B. Hiestand
Directors were Chas. Warren, H.L. Hanna, and G.C. Soldner.
1908 – 6 months term, Maude Bayliss
1909-1910 – Ida DeWerff
1911 – Latta Hanawalt
1912 – Olive Jahraus
1913-1914 – Leon Hanna
1915
1916 – Jane Walker
1917
1918 – Elizabeth Mangner
1919 – Elizabeth Mangner
1920 – Ruby Hanna
1921 – Herma Hamilton
1922 – Pearl Hanna
(I couldn’t find a record for a few years, but Eva Wyatt, Mary Jones, taught.)
1926-1927 – Wilma Boughers
1932-1933 – Ava Matthews – 14 and 17 students
1934-1935 – Florence Weiss – 18 and 20 students
1936 – The old school was torn down and a new one erected. The carpenters were Denard and Exie Mercer.
Directors were Bill Miller, Clyde Perry and Glen Brasel.
|
Year |
Names of Trustees (Town 4, Range 3) |
Names of Directors at Sherman School (#21) |
|
1877-1878 |
I.W. Robb, Richard E. Shelton, William R. Hubbard |
T.W. Williams, Henry Warren, A.T. Anglin |
|
1915-1916 |
C.W. Hanna, H.W. See Jr., J.R. Jones; R.C. Robb - Twp. Treas. |
Harry Brasel, Henry Jasper, Oscar Jund |
|
1918-1919 |
J.R. Jones – President; C.W. Hanna – Clerk; W.H. Gray; R.C. Robb – Treasurer |
H.B. Brasel, Oscar Yund, J.L. Davis |
|
1920-1921 |
W.H. Gray – President; J.E. Craig – Clerk; C.W. Hanna; R.C. Robb – Treasurer |
August Jasper, H.B. Brasel, Oscar Yund |
|
1922-1923 |
C.W. Hanna – President; J.E. Craig – Clerk; J.A. Baylis; F.E. Jones – Treasurer |
Arno Miller, H. Brasel, Ray George |
|
1923-1924 |
J.E. Craig – President; J.A. Baylis – Clerk; S. Jones; F.E. Jones – Treasurer |
August Jasper, Arno Miller, Fred Cook |
|
1926-1927 |
J.A. Baylis – President; I.D. Ingram – Clerk; S.W. Jones; F.E. Jones - Treasurer |
R.D. Hanna, Fred Cook, Chas. Soldner |
|
1928-1929 |
J.E. Craig – President; J.A. Baylis, S.W. Jones, F.E. Jones – Treasurer |
Walter Miller, Fred Cook, Aug. Jasper |
|
1930-1931 |
J.E. Craig – President, J.A. Baylis, S.W. Jones, F.E. Jones - Treasurer |
Aug. Jasper, Fred Miller, H.B. Brasel |
|
1931-1932 |
J.E. Craig, J.A. Baylis, S.W. Jones; F.E. Jones – Treas. |
G.W. Black, Fred Miller, H.B. Brasel |
|
1932-1933 |
S.W. Jones, J.E. Craig, J.A. Baylis; F.E. Jones – Treas. |
G.W. Black, Walter Miller, H.B. Brasel |
|
1933-1934 |
S.W. Jones, J.E. Craig, W.F. Harvey; F.E. Jones – Treas. |
Lowell Diss, W.J. Miller, G.W. Black |
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1934-1935 |
S.W. Jones, J.E. Craig, W.F. Harvey, F.E. Jones – Treas. |
Clyde Perry, Walter J. Miller, Louis Sigrist |
|
1935-1936 |
S.W. Jones – President; J.E. Craig; W.F. Harvey; F.E. Jones – Twp. Treasurer |
Clyde Perry – President; Louie Sigrist – Clerk; Glen Brasel |
|
1936-1937 |
S.W. Jones – President; J.E. Craig; W.F. Harvey; F.E. Jones – Twp. Treasurer |
Will Miller – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Clyde Perry |
|
1937-1938 |
W.F. Harvey – President; Geo. Cole; Frank Johnson; F.E. Jones – Twp. Treasurer |
Will Miller – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Clyde Perry |
|
1938-1939 |
W.F. Harvey – President; Frank Johnston, Geo. Cole; J. Norris Vallow – Twp. Treas. |
Will Miller – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Clyde Perry |
|
1939-1940 |
Frank Johnson – President; George Cole, William R. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treas. |
Charles Blomberg – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Clyde Perry |
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1940-1941 |
Frank Johnson – President; George Cole, W.R. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treas. |
Chas. Blomberg – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Glen Sigrist |
|
1941-1942 |
Frank Johnson – President; W.R. Doolen; J.N. Vallow - Treasurer |
Chas. Blomberg – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Glenn Sigrist |
|
1942-1943 |
Frank Johnson – President; W.R. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Junior Gordon – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Glenn Sigrist |
|
1943-1944 |
Frank Johnson – President; W.R. Doolen; J. Fletcher Cole; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Margaret Gordon – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Glenn Sigrist |
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1944-1945 |
Frank Johnson – President; W.R. Doolen; J. Fletcher Cole; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Margaret Gordon – President; Glen Brasel – Clerk; Glenn Sigrist |
|
1945-1946 |
Frank Johnson – President; Fletcher Cole; G.C. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Glenn Sigrist – President; Margaret Gordon – Clerk; Dola Brasel |
|
1946-1947 |
Frank Johnson – President; Fletcher Cole; G.C. Doolen; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Glenn Sigrist – President; Margaret Gordon – Clerk; Dola Brasel |
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1947-1948 |
Frank Johnson – President; G.C. Doolen; Dwight Ingram; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Mrs. Dola Brasel – President; Mrs. Margaret Gordon – Clerk; Glenn Sigrist |
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1948-1949 |
Frank Johnson – President; G.C. Doolen; Dwight Ingram; J.N. Vallow – Twp. Treasurer |
Cecil Garrett – President; Wm. Lux – Clerk; Mrs. Dola Brasel |
|
1949-1950 |
G.C.. Doolen – President; Dwight Ingram; T.A. McCulley; J.N. Vallow – Treasurer |
Cecil Garrett – President; William Lux – Clerk; Mrs. Dola Brasel |
|
1950-1951 |
G.C.. Doolen – President; Dwight Ingram; T.A. McCulley; J.N. Vallow – Treasurer |
Cecil Garrett – President; Wm. Lux – Clerk; Glen Brasel |
(The above information was gathered from Marion County school directories and information from original school records for Kinmundy twp published in the Kinmundy Express.)
Sherman School; District #21; Kinmundy twp., Marion Co., IL; School picnic 1918-19
Sherman School; District #21; Kinmundy twp., Marion Co., IL; Elizabeth "Betty" (Mangner) Neil – teacher; circa 1919
Back Row: 1)_____________, 2)______________, 3) ?Margaret (Warren) Shufeldt?, 4)_____________, 5)_____________
Third Row: 1)_____________, 2)______________, 3)_____________, 4) Elizabeth "Betty" (Mangner) Neil - teacher, 5)_____________.
6)_____________
Second Row: 1)_____________, 2)______________, 3)_____________, 4)_____________, 5)_____________.
6)_____________, 7)______________, 8)_____________, 9)_____________
Front Row: 1)_____________, 2)______________, 3)_____________, 4)_____________, 5)_____________.
6)_____________, 7)______________, 8)_____________, 9)_____________
Sherman School; District #21; Kinmundy twp., Marion Co., IL; Ava Williams – teacher; Oct, 1933
Ava Williams is the teacher; and it might be Charles Bousman in the middle of the back row in the white shirt.
